Sudden death due to a central neurocytoma

Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1999 Jun;20(2):180-3. doi: 10.1097/00000433-199906000-00015.

Abstract

The central neurocytoma is a common, usually intraventricular tumor with bland histologic features. We report a case of a 51-year-old man who died suddenly. At autopsy, a neurocytoma with acute hemorrhage filled the anterior left lateral ventricle. The tumor matrix and surrounding brain tissue contained accumulations of hemosiderin. Previously, 2 cases of central neurocytoma with associated hemorrhage have been reported. Hemorrhage appears to be a serious complication associated with these neoplasms.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Death, Sudden / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurocytoma / pathology*